HP t505 Administrator Guide 10 - Page 15

Adding a Citrix StoreFront connection

Page 15 highlights

Creating custom connection error messages Administrators can create custom error messages for when a connection fails. ▲ The registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\protocols contains subkeys for the default connection protocols: CitrixICA, RDP, and VMware. With the subkey specified, create a string key-value with the name ErrorMessage. For the data, input the text you want to display. For example, to create a custom error message for RDP: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\protocols\RDP ErrorMessage=Please contact your administrator. Display username To display the username of the user instead of Admin: ▲ In the registry, create the following string key-value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\UI DisplayUsername=True RDP file customization Adding custom values HP Easy Shell automatically generates the RDP file for the RDP connections that you create. To add custom values to the RDP file, use the Expert tab in the RDP connection editor. The value type can be s (string), i (integer), or b (byte). Using a custom RDP file To use a custom RDP file: 1. On the Basic tab in the RDP connection editor, enable the Custom RDP file option. 2. Specify the RDP file path. Adding a Citrix StoreFront connection NOTE: NetScaler is supported as well. HP Easy Shell supports updating StoreFront and NetScaler passwords after they have expired. 1. In the StoreFront panel, select the StoreFront tile. 2. Select the Select store button to use the wizard. - or - Enter the full path for the StoreFront URL in the Store URL box. A full path should be entered in a format similar to the following: https://samplestorefrontaddress.net/citrix/thinclient. Then, go to step 6. TIP: If you do not include http:// or https:// in the URL, it defaults to https://. 3. Enter the base path for the StoreFront URL. A base path should be entered in a format similar to the following: https://samplestorefrontaddress.net. Then, select Next. Adding a Citrix StoreFront connection 9

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22

Creating custom connection error messages
Administrators can create custom error messages for when a connection fails.
The registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\protocols
contains subkeys for the default connection protocols:
CitrixICA
,
RDP
, and
VMware
. With the
subkey specified, create a string key-value with the name
ErrorMessage
. For the data, input the text
you want to display.
For example, to create a custom error message for RDP:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\protocols\RDP
ErrorMessage=Please contact your administrator.
Display username
To display the username of the user instead of
Admin
:
In the registry, create the following string key-value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\HP Easy Shell\UI
DisplayUsername=True
RDP file customization
Adding custom values
HP Easy Shell automatically generates the RDP file for the RDP connections that you create. To add custom
values to the RDP file, use the
Expert
tab in the RDP connection editor. The value type can be
s
(string),
i
(integer), or
b
(byte).
Using a custom RDP file
To use a custom RDP file:
1.
On the
Basic
tab in the RDP connection editor, enable the
Custom RDP file
option.
2.
Specify the RDP file path.
Adding a Citrix StoreFront connection
NOTE:
NetScaler is supported as well. HP Easy Shell supports updating StoreFront and NetScaler passwords
after they have expired.
1.
In the
StoreFront
panel, select the StoreFront tile.
2.
Select the
Select store
button to use the wizard.
– or –
Enter the full path for the StoreFront URL in the
Store URL
box. A full path should be entered in a format
similar to the following:
https://samplestorefrontaddress.net/
citrix/thinclient
. Then, go to step 6.
TIP:
If you do not include http:// or https:// in the URL, it defaults to https://.
3.
Enter the base path for the StoreFront URL. A base path should be entered in a format similar to the
following:
https://samplestorefrontaddress.net
. Then, select
Next
.
Adding a Citrix StoreFront connection
9